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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Yoshihiko Sato, Wako, JP;
Masaaki Ukita, Wako, JP;
Yoshiyuki Toba, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle body structure, a frontal crash performance is improved by establishing a transmission path of a frontal crash load by a floor frame () without increasing the weight of the vehicle body, manufacturing cost or the number of welding spots. The floor frame () is attached to a lower surface of a floor panel (), and extends from a rear end of a front side frame () from a longitudinally intermediate part of the floor panel. A rear part of the floor panel is formed with a side bead () extending in a fore and aft direction in alignment with the floor frame. The rear end of the floor frame is connected to the front end of the side bead via a slope section () of the floor panel, and the rear end of the side bead is connected to a middle cross member () extending laterally along the rear edge of the floor panel.